"The user goes to MegaUpload. The screen is filled with static like an old television. Then it looks like the screen is flipping through different TV channels. They’re all static. Finally, you get to a channel with a retro-looking message: “Seized by the FBI”. The retro part here probably plays to your design strengths."

This is a wonderful piece of writing about a videogame I would not play, even if it came to the DS: "So let’s walk through this again: 50 Cent is refused money, but is instead granted a tangible symbol of his humanity. It gets taken. 50 Cent recognizes that this is something worth ending untold numbers of lives over. Once he’s touched it, he never wants to let it go."

"I gotta tell you, I just think to look across the room and automatically assume that somebody else is less aware than me, or that somehow their interior life is less rich, and complicated, and acutely perceived than mine, makes me not as good a writer."

I can't believe this interesting and thoughtful article is on Techcrunch: "Plancast and other social event sharing applications are rooted in an idealistic notion that people would feel confident inviting themselves to their friends’ events if only they knew about them. But the informational need here is not only one of event details (such as what’s going to happen, when, where and with whom). People often also need to know through a personal invitation that at least one friend wants them to join."

"When things start to go wrong, it doesn't help to discount the comments or question the motivation of backers giving critical feedback. When shipping deadlines are going to slip, be open and explain the hows and whys and reset expectations as soon as possible"

"This 360 image was captured at the top of the Shard London Bridge, 330m above London, on the night of the student protests in November 2010. You can see the police helicopters hovering over London above the demonstration."

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I work in marketing, and am fascinated by the things that work and
the things that don't; as I'm on the analytics side, it's up to me to
decide what working should look like and how we should achieve
it.